By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com (Photo by hikingtheappalachians.com) GROVE OAK, Ala. — At approximately 1:45 pm on Sunday, February 16, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) was notified by…
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Crossville Man Killed in Interstate Crash
By Southern Torch Staff (Submitted Photo) DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — On Friday, September 6, a pedestrian was killed while changing a flat tire on the Interstate 59 in DeKalb County, according…
Teen drowns at Little River Canyon
By Marla Jones, Reporter CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ala. — Officials were called to a possible drowning at Martha’s Falls in the Little River Canyon National Preserve. At approximately 1:30pm on Saturday, May…
Inmate Found Unresponsive at City Jail
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — According to the Fort Payne Police Department: William Shannon Crane, age 43 of Fort Payne, was arrested on May 7, 2018 at 11:08pm for Public Intoxication and…
Suspicious packages mailed to minor girls across Southeast, two in Alabama
By Staff Reports PHENIX CITY, Ala. — Minor girls across the Southeast have received around 50 suspicious packages from a possible predator. Packages have arrived at houses in Virginia, South Carolina,…
Three from DeKalb named to Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force
(File Photo) By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. – According to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Jimmy Harris is pleased to announce three of his Drug Task Force agents were…
AL License office closing provides minor savings
By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala.—The recent closure of 31 rural Drivers License offices by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) will only result in saving about $100,000 to go…